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  • Hey all, just changed over the backend after 15 years I figured time to give it a bit of an update, its probably gonna be a bit weird for most of you and i am sure there is a few bugs to work out but it should kinda work the same as before... hopefully :)

Hello Mr. Nikon.. Meet Red One.

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phaz said:
all seriousness aside, with a name like Grandpa it burns?

Now i could see if it was something like The jolly grandpa or the flaming Grandpa or pink nighty grandpa.

Then I could take you seriously.
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In picking my name I thought a long time about it, and eventually chose something I thought would speak to the younger generations out there...as if I am still "Burning" inside with modivation to create beautiful imagery. I guess people are misunderstanding the meaning. Am I missing something here?
 
Red Guy said:
It's probably someone like Kevin Smith or?
you know a sick man with a sick mind.
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...Could even be someone who designs bad-ass camera systems. :whistling:
 
grandpa it burns said:
In picking my name I thought a long time about it, and eventually chose something I thought would speak to the younger generations out there...as if I am still "Burning" inside with modivation to create beautiful imagery. I guess people are misunderstanding the meaning. Am I missing something here?
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You seem vaguely familiar... Are you Stewart's grandpa?
 
grandpa it burns said:
I am still "Burning" inside with modivation to create beautiful imagery. I guess people are misunderstanding the meaning. Am I missing something here?
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While I think some of the posts around here have been incredibly uncalled for especially after Jarred verified you were at NAB... you're probably right about the misunderstanding.

When you combine Grandpa it Burns with the photo and the repeated posts about your age and wheelchair I can sorta see how some people may have thought you were pulling their leg.

I kinda think you'd be better off not posting your picture like most of us don't, not using your age as an excuse to get extra attention, not repeating the same question like the wheelchair dolly thing over and over...

Just talk about RED stuff. I'm sure you'll find all kinds of intellectual stimulation here when you focus the conversation on images and techniques related to RED.

Frankly a moderator should just delete half this thread IMHO. Including this post. :-)
 
grandpa it burns said:
...And I never said I was a WW1 vet. However, as a small child I did have the misfortune to be living in Asiago, Italy in the Year 1916. My self and my family, paid a heavy price. If you do your homework you will realize that was not the best place to be.
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I'm still trying to figure who's pulling who's leg? If you were a "small child" say... 3 years old in 1916, you'll be around 94-95? And still cruising NAB? Hmm... :blink:
 
wshultz said:
I'm still trying to figure who's pulling who's leg? If you were a "small child" say... 3 years old in 1916, you'll be around 94-95? And still cruising NAB? Hmm... :blink:
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In a wheelchair. His profile says he's 98. That works.

http://www.worldwar1.com/itafront/asiago1916.htm

Asiago works.

I'm betting on Granpa. Who goes to the trouble of pulling a prank like this on a board like this? And then get Jarred to verify it. (That would be a pretty good prank though... note to self...)
 
grandpa has a heart of a 30 year old... , he is being a bit humble, he is a celebrity in the film world, and was nominated for an academy award way back in 1937.. when my parents parents were just getting around to doing stuff.
 
grandpa it burns said:
I guess people are misunderstanding the meaning. Am I missing something here?
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Pretty much....
Simply put, we didn't expect a 98yo with your avatar to be asking 19mm rod questions on a cutting edge bit of kit. More fool us!

Jarred....world's full of surprises, ain't it?

As for you name, Grandpa's not Jarreds...it's a variation on a porn spam theme and in this world of internet anonymity and anybody being anybody, well you cant be too careful as we moved from small town/village knowing everyone to conversing in a digital village holding millions of people we'll never meet. I'm telling you some truths and answering your questions so I hope that is respect enough. There we go...spelt out....let's move on!

Now forgetting the opening topic altogether and depending on the POV you (Grandpa) wish to capture have you thought about an over the shoulder EasyRig.

Cheers,
 
This thread is way too weird. Grandpa clearly isn't who he plainly claims to be, and yet Jeff and Jarred are being really weird about who he is. Whatever. Someone's having fun with this. I don't find joking about being in a wheelchair "funny". One of my buddies who helped me on my college films got hit by a drunk driver and is now a quadriplegic, so I guess I flare a bit too much if I think someone is fishing for false sympathy about wheelchairs. Anywho, I'll just file this one under the "Someone has a secret and thinks very highly of it, whatever" file...
 
Shawn Nelson said:
This thread is way too weird.
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Feel pretty much the same as Shawn, especially as have also witnessed such misery.

In fact, RedUserNet is a kind of official the only up-to-date channel of information for RED, and a lot of important news posted by Jim and the others in the Red team do not appear elsewhere. In whose benefit is this kind of surrealism? Of course, joking and fun is needed, but what about if Jarred opened another forum for not-so-serious-discussions.

Chris Hurd at DvInfo has shown how informative a well organized internet community can be. And how did he state the main principle: "Real names, real information". Wish this community adopted the same principle.
 
Actually... I think mounting a camera (specifically a RED 1) to a wheelchair is a brilliant idea!
 
I believe Finner and I were using humor in the absurd in order to deflect the very thing that pissed Shawn off... Also, you might be suprised who the guy is... I do. And I have a pretty good feeling as too why he is doing it.

But really, how many REDS are out in the wild... how much hardcore info is available from the 3000 users here? I feel the esprits de corps is beginning to wane for many and there is a new mix coming on board (which is great... but hardcore dp's w/ no sense of humour are about as much fun as burnt toast and feel the need deflate the enthusiastic-- but the passionate ones who have given their knowledge freely are worth their weight in gold).

Also, I have noticed from many that members who are being polite and nice must be exhibiting some form of weakness. Too me, one of the greatest traits a filmmaker (camera op) can have is a strong sense of empathy for his fellow human, their background and experiences--- how the hell else can you even begin to tell a story of any genre or media if you do not posses this trait and you cannot build trust with your subject(s).


ps-- Hi brandon-- try the markertek catalog... but I have used the old cinesaddle and operator in a wheelchair deal for hospital spots etc. w/ great success.
 
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